qwen Open weights Vision Reasoning

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking pricing & benchmarks

Released Sep 23, 2025 · served by 2 providers

Input / 1M tokens$0.260
Output / 1M tokens$2.60
Context window131K
Cached input
1M in + 300K out$1.04

What Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking is

Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B Thinking is a multimodal model that unifies strong text generation with visual understanding across images and video. The Thinking model is optimized for multimodal reasoning in STEM and math....

Providers and prices for Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking

The same model costs different amounts depending on who serves it. Prices are per 1M tokens, cheapest first. Uptime and throughput are OpenRouter's rolling measurements, not vendor claims.

ProviderInputOutputContext QuantUptime 24hThroughput
Alibabacheapest $0.260 $2.60 131K 76.6%
Novita $0.980 $3.95 131K bf16 88.5%

FAQ

How much does the Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking API cost?

$0.260 per 1M input tokens and $2.60 per 1M output tokens. A typical workload of 1M input + 300K output tokens costs about $1.04.

Is Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking free?

No. It is a paid model starting at $0.260 per 1M input tokens, though some providers offer trial credits.

Which provider is cheapest for Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking?

Alibaba at $0.260 input / $2.60 output per 1M tokens.

Can I self-host Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking?

Yes — weights are published as Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Thinking on Hugging Face, so you can run it on your own hardware.